Zhang Hua
Zhang Hua | |
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| 張華 | |
| Minister of Works (司空) | |
| In office c. March 296 – 7 May 300 | |
| Supervisor of the Palace Writers (中書監) | |
| In office 291 – c.March 296 | |
| Palace Attendant (侍中) | |
| In office 291–296 | |
| Right Household Counsellor (右光祿大夫) | |
| In office 291–296 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Hui of Jin |
| Official of Ceremonies (太常卿) | |
| In office ?–290 | |
| General Who Stabilises the North (安北將軍) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Colonel Who Protects the Wuhuan (護烏桓校尉) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Master of Writing (尚書) | |
| In office 280–? | |
| Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎) | |
| In office February 266 or after – ? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 232 Gu'an County, Hebei |
| Died | 7 May 300 (aged 68) |
| Spouse | Liu Fang's daughter |
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| Occupation | Poet, politician |
| Courtesy name | Maoxian (茂先) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Guangwu (廣武侯) Duke of Zhuangwu (壮武公) |
Zhang Hua (232 – 7 May 300), courtesy name Maoxian, was a Chinese poet and politician of the Western Jin dynasty and the preceding state of Cao Wei. An accomplished poet, Zhang also authored the Bowuzhi, a compendium of entries about natural wonders and supernatural phenomena. His political career reached its zenith from 291 to 300, when he served as a leading minister during the de facto regency of Empress Jia Nanfeng over her husband Emperor Hui of Jin. Zhang was considered an effective minister and, in conjunction with his colleague Pei Wei, helped ensure a period of relative stability within the Jin court. As the court fell into factional disputes from 299 to 300, Zhang rebuffed the rebellious overtures of Emperor Hui's granduncle Sima Lun and was executed when the latter seized power from the empress.